*EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600

Catalog description

Traces early Christianity from its origins to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It deals with the origins and Jewish background of Christianity in Palestine, the ministry and teachings of Jesus, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples and early missionaries, the formation of the New Testament canon, the development of Christian doctrine, controversies over heresy, and the origin of monasticism and the Papacy. CROSSLISTED as HST 325 / REL 325 . (Bacc Core Course)